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(TW ess JL J Mimes THIS WEEK Commentary UVCC students and USA Today Poll express views on military force in the gulf Parking an issue again Couch carrot returns Campus News Graduation poetry contest announced Wardle receives art recognition USSR exchange group hosts brown bag forum UVCC news briefs Entertainment FADS for 1991 Classical guitarsymposium Sports Holiday Basketball in California Intramurals spring schedule Index Campus News ..... 1,4-7, 12 Classifieds 6 Commentary, .2-3 Entertainment 8-9 Sports 10-11 volume 19 issue 17 ? January 1991 :)mS1SSZ,,l Long lines welcome students back -r7j - -j- . i - v ' III ' " i i . ? I "' ' ! ' " As the semester begins, students are having to wait in tine for just about everything. According to Dr. Nancy Smith; enrollment numbers are up about 7 percent over last year at this time. At the beginning of the lv89 winter quarter there were 595 1 students, and as of Monday there were 7435 students enrolled. However, full-time student enrollment is down. Students need fo have 15 credit hours to be considered full-time students on school records. For financial aid students need to have only 12 credit hours. If a student has registered for 14 hours, there is no extra cost to add two credit hours. Students are encouraged to take advantage of this situation so they can be considered full-lime students. i j students. j Discover "tools of the trades" with survey classes Michelle Bridges students a chance to look a less than 16 credits, they can can build a career out of." Staff Writer trade over before getting to- enroll for free. Other students Raynes said that trades Staff Writer When looking for the right tools for the job, don't visit the hardware store, check out the College of Trades and Technology. Some people have been intrigued with learning a trade but are not sure if they want to spend the time and resources necessary to learn the "tools of the trade." Trades and Technology survey classes allows students to explore a variety of programs. These courses give tally involved. Survey classes provide an overview of the skills and classes necessary to receive certification or a degree.Some of the survey classes offered include how to fix your refrigerator, how to tune up your car's engine, how to give your child guidance, how to build a cabinet, how to fix your computer, and how to train as a lineman in high power transmission careers. For students who are taking at least 14 credits but enroll for free. Other students can enroll at regular tuition rates. According to Joe Raynes, dean of the college of trades and technology, approximately 80 percent of students who complete a two-year transfer degree in general education never go on to finish a bachelor degree. "This leaves people out in the work force without any marketable skills. These classes give students a chance to explore an area of interest that might offer them a trade that they and technical fields are be coming so technical that it is to the students' benefit to combine a trade with business knowledge and good writing and math skills. One reason people hesitate to build a career in the trades and technical fields is society seems to place more importance on so-called white-collar careers than on blue-collar careers. "Society doesn't give welders and car See TRADES, page 12

(TW ess JL J Mimes THIS WEEK Commentary UVCC students and USA Today Poll express views on military force in the gulf Parking an issue again Couch carrot returns Campus News Graduation poetry contest announced Wardle receives art recognition USSR exchange group hosts brown bag forum UVCC news briefs Entertainment FADS for 1991 Classical guitarsymposium Sports Holiday Basketball in California Intramurals spring schedule Index Campus News ..... 1,4-7, 12 Classifieds 6 Commentary, .2-3 Entertainment 8-9 Sports 10-11 volume 19 issue 17 ? January 1991 :)mS1SSZ,,l Long lines welcome students back -r7j - -j- . i - v ' III ' " i i . ? I "' ' ! ' " As the semester begins, students are having to wait in tine for just about everything. According to Dr. Nancy Smith; enrollment numbers are up about 7 percent over last year at this time. At the beginning of the lv89 winter quarter there were 595 1 students, and as of Monday there were 7435 students enrolled. However, full-time student enrollment is down. Students need fo have 15 credit hours to be considered full-time students on school records. For financial aid students need to have only 12 credit hours. If a student has registered for 14 hours, there is no extra cost to add two credit hours. Students are encouraged to take advantage of this situation so they can be considered full-lime students. i j students. j Discover "tools of the trades" with survey classes Michelle Bridges students a chance to look a less than 16 credits, they can can build a career out of." Staff Writer trade over before getting to- enroll for free. Other students Raynes said that trades Staff Writer When looking for the right tools for the job, don't visit the hardware store, check out the College of Trades and Technology. Some people have been intrigued with learning a trade but are not sure if they want to spend the time and resources necessary to learn the "tools of the trade." Trades and Technology survey classes allows students to explore a variety of programs. These courses give tally involved. Survey classes provide an overview of the skills and classes necessary to receive certification or a degree.Some of the survey classes offered include how to fix your refrigerator, how to tune up your car's engine, how to give your child guidance, how to build a cabinet, how to fix your computer, and how to train as a lineman in high power transmission careers. For students who are taking at least 14 credits but enroll for free. Other students can enroll at regular tuition rates. According to Joe Raynes, dean of the college of trades and technology, approximately 80 percent of students who complete a two-year transfer degree in general education never go on to finish a bachelor degree. "This leaves people out in the work force without any marketable skills. These classes give students a chance to explore an area of interest that might offer them a trade that they and technical fields are be coming so technical that it is to the students' benefit to combine a trade with business knowledge and good writing and math skills. One reason people hesitate to build a career in the trades and technical fields is society seems to place more importance on so-called white-collar careers than on blue-collar careers. "Society doesn't give welders and car See TRADES, page 12